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Though the business’s name acknowledges its image as an age-old pastime, Olde Tyme Bingo updates the classic game with modern machinery. Tabletop computers ease game play, with virtual chips and game boards helping guests to earn cash prizes, gift baskets, or commemorative bingo cards dipped in bronze. The hall is open six days a week, giving players ample time to try out other games including a nontelevised version of _The Price is Right_’s famous Plinko.

Festival of Souls immerses guests in horror-film-worthy scenes across two fearsome attractions that span 20,000 total square feet. Fiendish denizens lurk in the shadowy corridors of Demon Mansion, waiting to chill the spines of voyagers bold enough to plumb its hellish depths. Guests can also traverse the Pitch Black Maze, a challenging labyrinth filled with creatures of the night.

A smorgasbord of fun, adventuresome activities fill the 9,000 square feet of Funderdome. Upon entering, eyes immediately gaze skyward to the center's ceiling, where kids deftly navigate the ropes course a good 22 feet above the ground. While kids remain safely tethered, they traverse seven complex courses that build balance, coordination, and confidence. As the sky's the limit for kids, there's also a climbing wall to further enhance fitness in a fun way. A 30-foot-high multilevel playground keeps heads in the clouds with 20 different obstacles as well as mazes, tubes, and slides. Kids even can climb a vertical tower to an enclosed sports complex. There, they play basketball and soccer 22 feet in the air. From there, kids can come to ground while not exactly coming back to Earth for the activity floor and space-quadrant laser maze. With views of all the action, the café provides parents respite with WiFi, pizza, hamburgers, salads, and LavAzza coffee.

Buckle up and hang on tight! Boardwalk in Fort Lauderdale will bring thrills, excitement, and fun for the whole family.
What's a fine park without fine dining to accompany it? Be sure to pick up a tasty meal when you visit their great restaurant.
Bask in the sun and enjoy a fresh meal outside at Boardwalk.
Being a fan is serious business; don't miss a minute of your team's game.
Loosen up a bit with a couple drinks chosen from an extensive menu.
Pump up your night with performances from Boardwalk's live DJs.
Those searching for a quiet dinner scene may have better luck elsewhere, as the park tends to get rather noisy.
Those hoping to avoid the weekend rush will do best visiting the park during the week.
Parking is plentiful, so visitors can feel free to bring their vehicles.
Boardwalk offers parking for all customers, including those who travel by bike.

Treat your family to a day that's jam-packed with thrills and excitement! Take them on a trip to Parks Tkd in Fort Lauderdale.
Check out this park's restaurant, where you can stay for lunch or grab your meal to go.
Go ahead and bring your rug rats with you — this park has kid-friendly policy.
These MMA classes combine a wide variety of self-defense and material arts movements.
Parking is plentiful, so patrons can feel free to bring their vehicles.

Treat your family to a whole park full of rides, games, and fun at Uncle Bernie's Theme Park in Lauderhill.
Service and taste make a great restaurant, and that's why you won't be disappointed by this park.
Families will feel right at home at this park with its kid-friendly atmosphere.
Parking is plentiful, so guests can feel free to bring their vehicles.

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No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks! When summer arrives, little ones suddenly have nothing but free time on their hands. And one hot-weather ritual that helps drain their boundless energy is a day at the amusement park.Unfortunately, planning for a day at the amusement park can just as efficiently drain parents’ energy. To help put some amusement back into a day at the theme park, we first culled some advice from the ultimate experts: moms. To round out their tips, we turned to two employees of one of the best-known theme parks: Isabel, who drives the parking lot bus, and RJ, a theme park performer and co-host of the amusement-centric Disfunction Podcast. Based on their combined years in the trenches, they let us know what works and what doesn’t.“The first hour,” Isabel says, “is the best time to get on that one ride you just have to go on.” For parents of older kids who can stay up late, RJ recommends returning to the park a few hours before they close. “[Most] families have given up and already retreated to their resorts.” Take photos of where your car is, signs, including the view from behind you, as if you’re leaving the park.Isabel sighs, “I wish more people would do this!” RJ can empathize: one of his past theme park gigs was in the parking lot, and at every shuttle stop, he was required to repeat the section number over and over “and over.” As such, RJ wholeheartedly agrees with the recommendation, “Write it on your favorite child's forehead [if you have to].” All joking aside, charging the kids with remembering where the car is can help settle those end-of-the-day arguments over whether you parked in A12 or A13.“Agreed!” RJ’s packing list of just the essentials would include the following: a refillable water bottle for each person, sunscreen, bug spray, and a travel-size umbrella. Other additions might be extra clothing (including shoes and socks), towels, ponchos, sanitizing wipes, and plastic baggies to protect valuables. “And motion sickness bags,” smirks Isabel.The food at the park is usually fatty and expensive. Halfway through the day, “We . . . get our hand stamped, and go hang out in the car and eat. If I turn on the air my little guy will usually take a quick nap.”While this is certainly an option, at larger amusement parks this may take more time than it’s worth. RJ advises to research what’s available at the park before you go; they often have healthier options. An alternative: pack snacks. “You have something to nibble on while you wait in line.” “[You] can fit more, and then my other kids can either ride or my 2 year old can lay flat.” Sometimes he even naps in there! Another great idea, says RJ, but he kindly made one suggestion: “If you know you're gonna bring in a double-wide or a wheelbarrow to the parks, be mindful that you are going to a place where there will be hundreds, maybe thousands, of people around you [and] you're taking up a lot of room.” Patience and extra awareness is key. Isabel does caution families to call ahead: “Certain parks do not allow wagons as they are a trip hazard.”“When my kids were small,” counters Isabel, “I kept them on their schedules.” So try to fit a nap down when you can, even if it means taking a break and heading back to the resort or car. When it comes to the rides, says RJ, let your kids take the reins. “Don't feel pressured into doing something that you were told you must do if it’s not what your kids want to do.” If your eight-year-old wants to watch the show at the toddler park, that’s cool. “And if little Charlie wants to do the carousel again and again and again, then by all means do let him; the memory of Charlie crying in the car ride home could ruin all the other memories you made that day.”

“If you want the ultimate, you’ve got to be willing to pay the ultimate price.” This quote, attributable to Patrick Swayze’s character in the film Point Break, ran through my mind as I stood at the base of the tallest, steepest, fastest wooden roller coaster in the world in the middle of a thunderstorm. Cameras and lightning took turns flashing as Hank Salemi, the president of Six Flags Great America, stood before a group of onlookers who had come to conquer the theme park’s latest exercise in terror, Goliath. “Hopefully, the weather will hold off,” Salemi said, as the skies darkened further.
It’s not like Goliath needs severe weather to come off as scary. The new coaster with an Old Testament name already has this going for it: a 180-foot first drop, top speeds of 72 miles per hour, two breathtaking inversions, and a spiraling inverted zero-G stall. Throw in a little rain and Goliath starts to seem less like something you ride and more like something you survive. As this video proves, we did just fine:
But now that we’ve conquered Goliath, the question becomes: what other extreme coasters does America have on tap for 2014? Here are five of the biggest and baddest, ranked on our newly conceived scale of “Goliath-Slaying Slingshots to the Gut.”
Goliath, in case you were wondering, ranks in at a perfect 10.
Banshee
King’s Island | Mason, OH
The world’s longest inverted roller coaster is also the first to be named after a mythological omen of death. Perhaps this is merely a coincidence. In any case, you’ll have plenty of time to ponder mortality as you whip across seven inversions and a record-breaking 4,124 feet of track.
Number of Goliath-Slaying Slingshots to the Gut: 9/10
Lightning Run
Kentucky Kingdom | Louisville, KY
A coaster with the force of a meteorological event, Lightning Run is the kind of thing you might wish on an inaccurate weatherman. The 10-story steel coaster starts off with a 100-foot drop that’s just a few degrees away from vertical. Coincidentally, 100 is also the number of valerian-root supplements you’ll need to calm down after this one.
Number of Goliath-Slaying Slingshots to the Gut: 6/10
El Loco
The Adventuredome at Circus Circus | Las Vegas, NV
An indoor coaster with sudden turns, over-the-edge twists, and a 90-degree drop, El Loco's least terrifying attribute is something called a "donut roll," which sounds delicious (but is probably still terrifying).
Number of Goliath-Slaying Slingshots to the Gut: 7/10
Firechaser Express
Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, TN
This dual-launch and backward-running family coaster may not be the most thrilling on our list, but its twists and turns will still have you hitting high notes like Dolly on “Jolene.”
Number of Goliath-Slaying Slingshots to the Gut: 3/10
The Thunderbolt
Luna Park | Coney Island, NY
Alvy Singer’s childhood home may be a thing of the past, but children are still developing nervous personalities in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn. The latest culprit is Luna Park’s Thunderbolt, the first custom-built roller coaster in Coney Island since 1927. Stretching 125 feet into the air, The Thunderbolt has it all: loops, drops, and a spiraling view of the New York skyline.
Number of Goliath-Slaying Slingshots to the Gut: 8/10
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